T-Bird (MBB) Drops 1st Game of the Season
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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29 | 44 | 73 |
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43 | 43 | 86 |
Team Stats
New Mexico Junior College
South Plains College
| Game Statistics | New Mexico Junior College | South Plains College |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (23-63) | (26-61) |
| Field Goal % | 36.5% | 42.6% |
| Rebounds | 31 | 44 |
| Assists | 12 | 13 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 13 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 10 | 16 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 4 | 14 |
| Pts in the Paint | 30 | 38 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 27 | 14 |
The No. 2 Thunderbirds struggled offensively dropping their first game of the season 86-73 to South Plains on Monday night in the WJCAC opener.
The 73 points is the second-lowest total of the season. The lowest total was 69 points scored in a win over Otero College on Nov. 29.
The T-Birds were competitive through the first eight minutes of the game and only trailed by two points, 12-10. The two-point deficit proved to be the closest NMJC would be the rest of the game. The Texans broke open the game during the second 10 minutes of the first half and grabbed a double-digit lead 43-29 headed into the break.
NMJC came within 11 points throughout the second half but couldn't hit the necessary outside shots to bring the game into single digits and ultimately fell by 13 points to the Texans.
Sophomore Wing Isaiah Alexander finished with a career-high 22 points and five rebounds. Armon Jarrard went 3-for-6 from 3-point land finishing with 13 points and four rebounds.
Guard Garrison Phelps recorded a career-high 11 points and six rebounds. Jannoy Thomas ended the game with four assists. The T-Birds were outrebounded on the glass 44-31.
The T-Birds shot 23-for-63 (36.5%) from the field, 7-of-28 (25.0%) from the 3-point line, and 20-of-32 (62.5%) from the free throw line. The Thunderbirds held the Texans to 23.5% from beyond the arc.
The T-Birds fall to 14-1 (0-1) on the season and will try to bounce back against Western Texas on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m. MST in Hobbs, NM.
